Romania about to start cruel mass slaughter of innocent stray dogs

by Daniel Lechner on Friday, April 8, 2011 at 7:37pm

Press Release

Bergambacht, the Netherlands, 6th of April 2011

Romania is about to slaughter 3 million dogs

On the 5th of April the Romanian Commission for Public Administration, which advises the

Chamber of Deputies, agreed on a legal amendment which legalizes mass euthanasia of dogs

again. With this decision the Commission ignores the advice given on 10 March by the European

Parliament.

Since the end of the communist regime of Ceausescu EU member state Romania developed a serious stray

dog problem. For decades authorities failed to intervene properly. Dogs were inhumanely caught and killed

randomly.

In the nineties The World Health Organization proofed scientifically that killing dogs has no effect on the root

cause of the problem. The W.H.O. stated spay/neuter is the only effective way to reduce the number of free

roaming dogs besides informing the citizens about responsible dog ownership. Stray dogs are not the

problem itself; it’s the irresponsible dog owners who continuously deliver new fertile dogs in combination

with corruptive authorities which sabotage spay/neuter projects to make money.

Besides the fact spay/neuter is the only effective way to deal with a surplus of dogs, it is humane and much

cheaper than the endless catching and killing of free roaming dogs.

In Romania stray dogs are seldom euthanized humanely. Dogs are being caught violently and beaten to

death with baseball bats, shot, poisoned or starved to death.

Several NGO’s have proven that the stray dog problem in Romania can be solved. In the city of Oradea

(210,000 inhabitants) the number of stray dogs has been reduced with 90% in 4 years time by spay/neuter

all free roaming dogs and educating the public.

Next week the members of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies will vote for the legal amendment. It is likely

the Chamber of Deputies will copy the Commission’s decision where after the massacre will start.
The last decade Romania has spent 40 million Euros on tax payer’s money on the stray dog problem, but due

to corruption the money ended up in private pockets. The stray dog problem turned into a very profitable

business for many politicians and their relatives.

Next week it will become clear if Romania, member of the European Union since 2007, sets itself back in

time and lets corruption gain the victory, or act upon the European Commission’s advice and, like neighbor

country Bulgaria, starts resolving the stray dog problem nationally, effectively, structurally and humanely.

Note to the editors:

For more information please contact:

Nathalie Klinge

Zuidbroek 146

2861 LM Bergambacht

The Netherlands

E-mail address: barkbark@planet.nl

Phone number: 0031 6 44936904

 On April 5 2011 Romanian parliament passed a barbaric law allowing the slaughter of 3.000.000 stray dogs.

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